Program Components
With a goal to improve functional capacity and enhance quality of life in our patients with limited lung function, the program includes:
Breathing techniques
Energy conservation
Exercise and safe exercise progression
Fall prevention
Healthy sleep habits
Managing lung disease
Infection prevention
Nutrition planning
Oxygen therapy
Planning for advanced directives
Proper use of medications
Stress/anxiety management
Conditions Treated
The Lung and Sleep Rehabilitation program can benefit patients with chronic lung and respiratory disease including:
Asthma
Emphysema
Chronic bronchitis
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Cystic fibrosis
History of endobronchial valve placement
Interstitial lung disease
Lung cancer
Lung volume reduction surgery (before and after lung transplantation)
Pulmonary fibrosis